by Julie Downing
Felix asks his mother what kind of hug she wants on Sunday morning, and she asks for a super squeeze. Felix makes it a “super special” super squeeze. After he eats breakfast, Felix starts throwing his ball around, and his mother reminds him that the rule is not to play ball in the house. Unfortunately, Felix has already broken a vase with the ball, so his mother tells him he needs some quiet time. Felix spends his quiet time drawing, and he seems to be pretty angry with his mother. When his mother offers him a hug at the end of quiet time, Felix tells her that there will be no hugs until Saturday. Felix asks his mother when Saturday comes, and she shows him the calendar. Felix changes Saturday to Friday. No hugs until Friday. Then Felix builds a tower with blocks, but he cannot give a hug until Friday. Felix decides he will give hugs on Thursday. Will Felix keep changing his mind about what day he will give hugs? What day do you think will be the day he decides on? Will he give his mother all the hugs she has missed?
by Aileen Leijten
“Drool” is left with her grandmother, and she wonders why her parents have left her. Drool loves her grandmother, but she is missing her mom and dad. Then her grandmother tells her that three o’clock is hugging hour, and Drool and Grandma hug for the whole hour. Then Drool asks Grandma what they are having for dinner, and there are a whole bunch of goodies like shortcake and waffles. While her grandmother is knitting a sock, Drool plays with Kip the chicken. They play dress up and then hide-and-seek. When she looks around, she cannot find Kip anywhere. Will Drool be able to find Kip? Will she make something special with her grandmother? Will her parents come to pick her up soon?
by David Melling
A young brown bear named Douglas wakes up in a cave one spring morning. He decides that he needs a hug, gets ready, and then goes to look for one. Douglas first hugs a big rock, because it is the biggest thing he can find, but the rock is a “heavy” hug and not what he was looking for. Douglas’s next hug is a tall tree, but it is not the hug he wants and gives him splinters. Then Douglas sees a “comfy” bush, but the bush runs away from his hug. There are sheep in the bush, and they do not want a hug from Douglas. Douglas tries to hug a rabbit, but the rabbit does not want a hug, either. The rabbit does know where Douglas can find the best hug. Where do you think that the rabbit will lead him? Who can give Douglas the best hug? At the end of the book are all kinds of hugs that you can try.
Christian, the Hugging Lion
by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell and illustrated by Amy June Bates
There is a store in London named Harrods that once promised that you could buy anything that you wanted there, such as a racing car, yacht, or camel. Ace and John went to see what they could find in the store, and they found a little lion cub from the zoo. They buy the lion cub, name him Christian, and take him home to their apartment. Christian was happy to have a home. Christian also likes to play and hug, and he behaves very well for a lion. Ace and John also take Christian with them when they go on walks and when they go to restaurants. After a year, Christian has gotten a lot bigger, and Ace and John decide that he belongs in the wild in Africa, instead of their little apartment. They leave Christian with Mr. Adamson, who will teach Christian have to live in the wild. Ace and John miss Christian and all of his hugs, and they decide to go visit him in Africa. Mr. Adamson tells them that Christian might not remember them, but they decide to look for him, anyway. Will Ace and John find Christian? If they do, will Christian remember them and the hugs he used to give them?
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